Auntie Bertha of Chippendale: Dennis Foley

Outside what he believes was his Aunt Bertha’s house, Uncle Dennis Foley, describes her, how his mum “used to think she was common” and how the “Nambucca mob would have nothing to do with her ‘cause she was too upmarket.”

Keywords: Identity; suburban living; daily life; childhood; values; moving; change, attitudes; change, city

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